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Importing video games is far more normalised than it used to be. Let's discuss how the import scene rose to fame, the consequences (good and bad) that people rarely think about, and how to find a happy medium throughout all this.

Milla x (she/her)

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:43 The origins of the import scene
7:11 What are Asian English games?
12:00 Notable Asian English import exclusives
15:59 Americas and Europe got localised exclusives too
18:10 The import scene in 2024
25:20 Importing affects localisation, for better & worse
29:36 Importing contributes to the climate crisis
31:39 Importing has changed the Japanese gaming scene
35:56 Importing impacts your finances
37:34 How to find your happy medium
41:20 Publishers must make better business decisions
43:34 Some final thoughts

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Articles/tweets I reference in the video:
https://ourworldindata.org/global-aviation-emissions
https://www.reddit.com/r/Tokyo/comments/1ce1o94/foreign_scalpers_have_now_completely_cleared_out/
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-tourists-have-taken-everything-laments-japanese-resident-as-retro-runs-dry
https://x.com/OliverJia1014/status/1778345887871480296

Heavy Arm:
https://heavyarm-asia.com/

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